Monet? Gauguin? Using art to make better doctors Jul 20, 2008
Students in the Harvard class study a wide range of original art, including oil paintings by Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, and John Singer Sargent, and sculptures from Iran and India. Students have the option of drawing a nude model as well. (Boston Globe)
A Once in a Lifetime Visit with Monet, Picasso and More Jul 15, 2008
The show features a total of 74 masterful works of art including seven works by Pablo Picasso, seven sculptures by Auguste Rodin, five works by Claude Monet and two Vincent van Gogh masterpieces. Visitors will enjoy such recognizable pieces as Monet's soft and expansive "Wheat Field", Gauguin's seductive "In the Waves" and Picasso's dark and complex "Harlequin with Violin". (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Where playful, irreverent designs blossom Jul 13, 2008
An American team injects some humour into what inspired Claude Monet by offering 14 hay mounds covered in lush green grass. There are some powerful interventions kept from previous years. (Globe and Mail)
Unveiled: bequest to the public of 18 masterpieces Jul 8, 2008
Snow Scene at Argenteuil 1875 by Claude Monet (1840-1926). Portrait of Joseph Brummer 1909 by Henri Rousseau (1844-1910). (guardian.co.uk)
'Outstanding' art to be displayed Jul 8, 2008
A collection of important works by artists including Francis Bacon and Claude Monet are to go on display to the public for the first time. The art was left to Tate Britain and the National Gallery by collector Simon Sainsbury, who died in 2006. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Must See Sights in Montmartre Jul 7, 2008
It was also the stomping ground for the likes of Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, and Salvador Dali. Here are some of the sights in Montmartre that can't be missed. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Jul 2, 2008
A Claude Monet exhibit at the museum in late 2006 several months before Mary Easley's visit to France brought in 24 million to Wake County alone, he said. A taxpayer-funded trip to Italy taken by the Easleys, state commerce officials and others in April cost more than 170,000. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
How much did this Jeff Koons' sculpture fetch at auction? Jul 1, 2008
Last week, a Claude Monet painting - Le Bassin Aux Nympheas - fetched a record 40. 9m at an auction also held at Christie's in London. (BBC News -- UK)
Sotheby's London art auction nets 102 million Jun 26, 2008
The "extremely buoyant" sale came in the same week that a Claude Monet water lily painting made 41 million at Christie's, a world record price for a work by the artist at auction ... A beach scene by Claude Monet, painted on the Normandy coast in the summer of 1870, also attracted a lot of attention and sold for 7. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Infotainment Jun 26, 2008
A water lily painting by impressionist master Claude Monet has sold for more than 40 million at auction, kicking off a week of modern-art sales expected to reach records that defy the global economic downturn. The painting Le bassin aux nymphas, or Water Lily Pond, was sold by Christies. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Monet piece gets $80 million Jun 26, 2008
Monet piece gets 80 million LONDON (AP) _ A water lily painting by Claude Monet sold for more than 80 million Tuesday, breaking the auction record for the French impressionist artist, Christie's said. "Le bassin aux nymph;as," or "Water Lily Pond," which sold for 80,451,178, was part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Monet Painting Fetches $80M At Auction Jun 25, 2008
An auction house worker poses for the photographer Thursday June 19, 2008, in front of Claude Monet's 'Le bassin aux nympheas' 1919 painting, ahead of an auction on June 24, at Christie's auction house in central London ... (AP) A water lily painting by impressionist master Claude Monet was sold for more than $80 million at auction Tuesday, kicking off a week of modern-art sales expected to reach records that defy the global economic downturn. (CBS News)
Bidder splashes out 40.9m for Monet's water-lilies Jun 25, 2008
A Claude Monet painting, Le Bassin Aux Nympheas, has fetched a record 40 ... Le Bassin Aux Nymphas Claude Monet (1840-1926) Signed and dated Oil on canvas 100. (BBC News -- UK)
Japanese Artist Hashiguchi Goyo Jun 25, 2008
So while Mary Cassatt, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh found fresh perspectives in the color and forms of Japanese art, Goyo and his contemporaries were contemplating the poses and tones of the French Impressionists, particularly Degas and Renoir s depiction of women. Shin Hanga and Bijin-Ga. (Suite101.com)
Show Me The Monet Is this picture worth the record-breaking price tag of more than 40m? Jun 25, 2008
A painting by Claude Monet has fetched more than 40m at auction, doubling the existing world record for the artist's work. Is this worth nearly 41m. (Sky News)
Rarely-seen Monet goes on display Jun 21, 2008
A Claude Monet painting which has been seen in public only once in the past 80 years has gone on show in London. The painting, Le Bassin Aux Nympheas, is one of four pieces from the impressionist's waterlily series. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Art like youve never seen it before Jun 20, 2008
They have learned how to paint to music like expressionist Wassily Kandinsky, have learned the one line design of Paul Klee, have painted sunflowers like Vincent van Gogh, have sculpted in the form of Constantin Brancusi, have created beautiful flowers like Georgia O Keefe, and have even painted Claude Monet s garden. The artwork is then displayed throughout the school, mounted and labeled, along the hallway walls, in the classrooms and throughout the gymnasium. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Monet, Picasso to Anchor $1.2 Billion London Sales; Russian Buyers Courted Jun 19, 2008
Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti pieces will be among the items on offer at Impressionist and modern auctions. Wealthy buyers from Russia and elsewhere last month shrugged off economic slowdown to pay record prices in New York. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Stolen paintings recovered Jun 6, 2008
One of the paintings is by Claude Monet and another by a fellow impressionist, Alfred Sisley. Two are by the Flemish master Jan Brueghel the Elder. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Art Basel — world's largest art fair — opens in Switzerland Jun 5, 2008
Two of the paintings taken in the robbery, by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, were recovered a few days after the robbery. The other two_ by Paul Cezanne and Edgar Degas remain missing. (Yahoo News)
Gardens of Modern French Masters Jun 2, 2008
Painters Claude Monet, Edouard Manet and Gustave Caillebotte depicted many beautiful elements of nature in their works, and they were also avid gardners ... The French Impressionists are famous for their still lifes and lovely landscapes, particularly the artwork of Claude Monet ... Caillebotte had a passion for breeding orchids, and he also would exchange new species of plants and flowers with Claude Monet, each sharing their healthy horticultural obsessions and helping the other to beautify... (Suite101.com)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 1, 2008
Works by painters of the Barbizon School and Pissarros fellows such as Jean-Francois Millet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet have also been selected for the exhibition to put Pissarros achievements and influence in a wider perspective. This story has been viewed 419 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Japan takes Emily to heart May 31, 2008
Within the curved, glass skin of one of Tokyo's newest museums, the National Art Centre, 1 million people crowded in just a month to see a Claude Monet roadshow. But now, in a moment described by the art patron and supporter of Aboriginal art Janet Holmes a Court, as the most significant moment ever for Australian art overseas, the red ochre lands of Utopia in Central Australia come to the Blade Runner world of downtown Tokyo. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Local artists to reveal their workspaces for BAAA studio tour May 31, 2008
She reports that artist Josie Reid has painted her studio to resemble one of Claude Monet s famous gardens, while the artists Donna and Ron Wright (she works with watercolors, jewelry, and gourds, while he is a nationally renowned carver) will open their extensive gardens and koi pond for the tour. Pat Snyder will also welcome visitors. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Extensive tour to showcase painters 'in the open air' May 30, 2008
Many French Impressionist painters, such as Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, favored plein air painting and did much of their work outdoors. In addition to the tour, there will be many other artists, from painters to photographers and video artists, exhibiting and selling their work at the Manor House in Wingdale. (Henrietta Post, NY)
The Impressionists: A Preview May 29, 2008
Stacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect) (1890-91) and Water Lily Pond (1900) by Claude Monet (1840-1926). (1877) by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). (Suite101.com)
Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet May 27, 2008
Furthermore, Morisot ignored Manet s advice to the contrary and maintained her loyalty to her Impressionist friends such as Edgar Degas and Claude Monet, who had asked her to join their group. Although Manet interacted socially with the Impressionists and adopted some of their ideas, he did not exhibit with them or become one of their formal members. (Suite101.com)
Francisco Oller y Cestero, La Batalla de Trevino to be on Public View for the First Time Ever May 26, 2008
During his European sojourns he became a member of the extended mid-nineteenth century Parisian School, counting among his fellow pupils Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Frdric Bazille, Paul Czanne and Camille Pisarro. He maintained close friendships with the latter two, while often referring to himself as a disciple of douard Manet and Gustave Courbet, with whom he shared a number of formal and aesthetic affinities. (AbsoluteArts.com)
American artists in Giverny focus at the Flo Gris May 23, 2008
Over 50 oil paintings are on display, featuring Impressionist masterworks by American expatriate artists who worked in Giverny, a small French village made famous by Claude Monet ... "The idyllic towns of Giverny, France, and Old Lyme, Connecticut, share a similar history. Both were creative meccas for artists at the turn of the last century." Attracted by the presence of the Impressionist master Claude Monet, who settled there in 1883, an international community of artists flocked to Giverny... (Pictorial Gazette, CT)
French Picnic Lesson May 20, 2008
This painting inspired similar works by Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, and Claude Monet. Though the nude in Manet s artwork may not be appropriate for all age levels, choose one of these works of art to introduce the pique-nique theme. (Suite101.com)
Seasonal Sales Lack Spring May 17, 2008
At least 53 artist records were broken, including those for Fernand L;ger, Claude Monet, Yves Klein, Tom Wesselman and Robert Rauschenberg, who died earlier this week at age 82 ... As more Impressionist masterworks from the 19th century trickle into museums and out of private hands, the auction houses wisely retooled their Impressionist and modern sales this season to emphasize 20th century artists like Leger and Edvard Munch and even modern-looking works by the Impressionist master Claude... (Wall Street Journal)
Art market faces jittery times as economy slows May 16, 2008
Christies auctioneer Christopher Burge started the bidding at $26 million for a 1873 Claude Monet painting of two puffing locomotives crossing a river bridge. The price then zoomed up, in $1 million increments. (MSNBC -- News)
* Record art prices soothe downturn worries May 10, 2008
Record prices for works by Claude Monet and Edvard Munch at New Yorks spring sales this week have helped ease fears over the effect of the faltering US economy on the international art market. Evening sales at Sothebys and Christies auction houses raised a total of US$512 million, slightly above lower estimates ahead of the sales, which featured a more tightly edited collection than in last years auctions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New York auction records help ease fears over art market May 9, 2008
NEW YORK (AFP) - Record prices for works by Claude Monet and Edvard Munch at New York's spring sales this week have helped eased fears over the effect of the faltering US economy on the international art market. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Monet sells for record $43.6m May 8, 2008
Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil by Claude Monet ... An early work by French impressionist Claude Monet sold for a record $US41. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Record price for Monet painting May 8, 2008
A Claude Monet painting has been auctioned for more than $41m (20. 9m) in New York, breaking the record for the French impressionist artist. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Monet fetches more than $41-million May 8, 2008
A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41-million (U.S.), beating the auction record for the French Impressionist artist ... Christie's Auction House in New York has sold an 1873 oil on canvas by Claude Monet titled 'Le Pont du chemin de fer Argenteuil. (Globe and Mail)
Spears Gets Expanded Visitation Rights May 8, 2008
"Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil," an 1873 Claude Monet painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below, set an auction record for the French Impressionist artist. A Manhattan jury has convicted a lovesick former mental patient of stalking and harassing actress Uma Thurman. (KWTX.com, TX)
Monet Painting Sells For $41.4 Million May 7, 2008
"Le Pont du chemin de fer Argenteuil," an 1873 oil on canvas by Claude Monet, sold for $41 ... (AP) A Claude Monet painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French impressionist artist. (CBS News)
Records fall at NY art auction, foreigners dominate May 7, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Art records fell on Tuesday for works by Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin and Alberto Giacometti in New York City at a Christie's auction dominated by foreign buyers taking advantage of the weak U.S. dollar. The auction house reaped more than $277. (Reuters)
Monet painting auctioned for record $41 mln May 7, 2008
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhuanet) -- The auction price for Claude Monet set a new record Tuesday as an early work by the French Impressionist artist was sold for more than 41 million U.S. dollars, media reported. "Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil" -- a painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below -- was sold at a Christie's sale for 41,481,000 dollars, said Rik Pike, a spokesman for the auction house. (Xinhuanet, China)
Takes on the landscape of 'burbs, epic Babylon Apr 20, 2008
Among the starry roster of painters are J.M.W. Turner, Caspar David Friedrich, Camille Corot, John Constable, Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul C zanne. Parkes Place, 011-61-2-6240-6501. (Boston Globe)
Pivotal to dance recital, Monet masterpiece copied by CB artist Apr 19, 2008
This year, the show takes dancers within an art museum, where paintings spring to life and thieves are foiled as they attempt to steal an Impressionist masterpiece, Water Lilies 1908 by Claude Monet ... And the canvas is shaping up to look very, very much like an original oil painting by Claude Monet. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Artist Frdric Bazille Mar 17, 2008
He took lessons with the historical painter Charles Gleyre, and at Gleyre s studio met future Impressionist icons Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir ... Additionally, the 2006 BBC miniseries The Impressionists is available on DVD and focuses on an elderly Claude Monet s recollection of his life as an artist, and includes his friendship with Bazille and remorse over his early death. (Suite101.com)
Greatest expectations: Turner and Monet come to Canberra Mar 16, 2008
In fact Paul Sandby, the earliest artist in the National Gallery's new show, was born in 1731, 44 years earlier than J.M.W. Turner, and Claude Monet died in 1926, 16 years before Philip Wilson Steer, the most recent artist represented. But Christine Dixon, the co-curator of the landscape exhibition which will be opened by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, tomorrow, takes understandable umbrage at any suggestion the title might have been chosen because Turner and Monet are two of the largest crowd... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Books About Art For Kids Mar 10, 2008
Anholt has many titles that include: Leonardo and the Flying Boy, The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, Camille and the Sunflowers, and Katie Meets the Impressionists. have a nice marriage of fiction versus non-fiction that may make the experience of learning about a famous artist more personal for children and less textbook-ish. (Suite101.com)
Beefed-up Oceanside museum off to fine start Mar 10, 2008
Many artists who gained prominence at the time are on the walls of the OMA. They include Guy Rose, a California-born painter and student of Claude Monet, who made the vibrant Caves at la Jolla (circa 1915) after returning to the state; Everett Gee Jackson, seen at his best in Cotton Pickers of East Texas (circa 1927), with its blend of Mexican-style mural painting and and art deco; and Alfred Ramos Martinez, who made handsome murals (a 48-foot example now resides in the Coronado Public Library)... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Artist Willard Metcalf Feb 27, 2008
He studied painting at Paris Acad;mie Julian, then left for the countryside of France, particularly the Giverny area which French Impressionist Claude Monet would depict so well. Metcalf even tutored Monet s children, though he did not give them art lessons but instead taught them about the study of flowers and birds. (Suite101.com)
From Visigoths to vivid shots Feb 24, 2008
The combination of the area's natural beauty and its proximity to the capital attracted numerous painters and photographers, such as Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot; the leading founders of the Barbizon School of painting, Jean-Fran ois Francois Millet and Th odore Rousseau; Gustave Le Gray and Claude Monet, whose landscapes in Fontainebleau helped inspire Impressionism. This exhibition includes some 120 paintings, photographs, and pastels. (Boston Globe)
Looted paintings exhibited Feb 23, 2008
The exhibits include paintings by masters like Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Georges Seurat. Visitors who recognize a painting as their own and can prove it can file a claim and potentially take it home. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Swiss police recover masterpieces Feb 21, 2008
Poppies near Vetheuil (1879) by Claude Monet and Blossoming Chestnut Branch (1890) by Vincent van Gogh were formally identified by the director of the Buehrle Museum from where they were stolen, the police said. They are still searching for the other two paintings -- Count Lepic and his Daughters by Edgar Degas (1871) and Boy in a Red Waistcoat by Paul Cezanne (1888) -- taken at the same time. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Two Paintings Stolen in Switzerland Found in Parking... Feb 20, 2008
Claude Monet's "Poppy field at Vetheuil," recovered in a parking lot in Switzerland. Claude Monet's "Poppy field at Vetheuil," recovered in a parking lot in Switzerland ... There, in the back seat of an unlocked car, a painting by Claude Monet and another by Vincent van Gogh were found Monday in perfect condition, authorities said Tuesday. (Fox News)
2 stolen Impressionist paintings recovered Feb 20, 2008
The pictures by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were among four paintings worth $163 million that were stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery ... The stolen paintings clockwise from upper left: Paul Cezanne painting 'Boy in the Red Waistcoat; ' Edgar Degas painting 'Ludovic Lepic and his Daughter; ' Claude Monet's painting 'Poppy field at Vetheuil' and Vincent van Gogh's painting 'Blooming Chestnut Branches. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Two stolen paintings discovered in car parked at mental hospital Feb 20, 2008
There, in the back seat of an unlocked car, a painting by Claude Monet and another by Vincent van Gogh were found Monday in perfect condition, authorities said yesterday. The paintings, worth $64-million (U.S.) combined, were still under the display glass used by the private museum from which they were stolen in a Feb. 10 armed robbery, museum director Lukas Gloor said. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Two of 4 paintings stolen in Zurich heist are recovered Feb 20, 2008
In the background are the recovered paintings, 'Blossoming Chestnut Branches' by Vincent van Gogh, left, and 'Poppies near Vetheuil' by Claude Monet ... The paintings, by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, were among four worth 180 million Swiss francs, or $163 million, that were stolen from the private museum in an armed robbery on Feb. 10. (International Herald Tribune)
Swiss police say 2 stolen paintings recovered Feb 20, 2008
In the background are the recovered paintings, 'Blossoming Chestnut Branches' by Vincent van Gogh, left, and 'Poppies near Vetheuil' by Claude Monet ... There was no word on whether a ransom was paid for the paintings by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, which together are worth 70 million Swiss francs (US$64 million; 43 million), Zurich police spokesman Marco Cortesi said. (International Herald Tribune)
Nazi-looted art goes on display Feb 20, 2008
The exhibits, which include paintings by masters like Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Georges Seurat, are meant to bring to life the dramatic stories behind the art -- and perhaps reunite the works with the owners or heirs. Visitors who recognize a painting as their own and can prove it can file a claim. (CNN -- World)
Vanity Fair Nudes, Soviet Slaves Fill New Photography Shows in London Feb 14, 2008
Though it's hard to pick highlights, the list of those you wouldn't expect to see in Vanity Fair included Claude Monet and Thomas Hardy, whose weathered features were caught by E.O. Hoppe in 1913. Steichen, Leibovitz. (Bloomberg -- UK)
* Gunmen steal paintings worth US$164m in Zurich Feb 13, 2008
The paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were stolen from the Buehrle Foundation museum on Sunday evening, police said. The operation came only five days after another major art robbery in a nearby Swiss town. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Armed gang flee museum with paintings worth 80m hanging out of ... Feb 12, 2008
Poppies near Vetheuil, by Claude Monet; one of the stolen paintings ... The others - Van Gogh's Blossoming Chestnut Branches, Claude Monet's Poppies near Vetheuil and Edgar Degas's family portrait, the Count Lepic and his Daughters - although extremely valuable, were not the most valuable works in the collection. (Guardian Unlimited)
Four masterpieces stolen in Zurich heist Feb 12, 2008
Police and museum officials said the theft of paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh occurred at about 4:30 p.m. at the E.G. Buehrle Collection in the Swiss financial capital, Zurich. We re talking about the biggest ever robbery carried out in Switzerland, even Europe, Zurich police spokesman Mario Cortesi told reporters. (Montana Standard, MT)
Gang robs Zurich of top paintings Feb 12, 2008
The four paintings stolen on Sunday are: Poppies near Vetheuil, by Claude Monet (1879), Count Lepic and his Daughters, by Edgar Degas (1871), Chestnut in Bloom, by Vincent Van Gogh (1890) and Boy in a Red Jacket, by Paul Cezanne (1888), police said. A police statement said the three masked men entered the museum in central Zurich at about 1630 local time (1530 GMT). (BBC News -- Europe)
Brad Doss, 62, held two master's and a Ph.D Feb 12, 2008
"He couldn't stand Claude Monet.". Mr. Doss, who held two master's degrees and a Ph. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Van Gogh, Monet art goes in $90M heist Feb 12, 2008
Claude Monet's "Poppies near Vetheuil" was one of the famous paintings stolen by the armed robbers ... One of the men threatened personnel at the museum's front door with a pistol and forced them to the ground, police said, while the other two men went into an exhibition room and stole four oil paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Armed robbers steal $100 million worth of art from Zurich museum Feb 11, 2008
The Zurich police said the robbery took place Sunday and that oil paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were among those taken. Further details were not immediately available. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
